Cerberus Capital Management

Sales Manager Senior

Cerberus Capital Management$100K — $120K *
Transportation
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of sales experience, or a Master's degree and at least 4 years of sales experience, or at least 8 years of sales experience.
  • Minimum of 2 years in leadership or coaching roles.
  • Track record in truck and/or heavy equipment sales.
  • Strong relationship management skills with teams, customers, and suppliers.
  • Ability to analyze market data and trends.

Responsibilities

  • Achieve monthly and annual sales targets for units, revenue, and profit.
  • Develop short-term sales forecasts and engage in strategic planning.
  • Manage and coach Retail Sales Representatives for effective customer engagement and sales closure.
  • Maintain CRM entries and ensure regular customer visits.
  • Conduct sales performance reviews and monitor metrics.
  • Negotiate large volume truck deals with customers.
  • Oversee service and repairs of used truck inventory, managing operational costs effectively.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package supporting employee wellbeing.
  • Market-based competitive compensation.
  • Opportunities for professional development and team building.
Full Job Description
Position Overview

The Sales Manager Senior oversees used truck sales business to maximize unit sales, revenue, and gross profit within an assigned territory. Retail sales inventory consists predominately of Class 8 tractors, sleepers and day cabs, and class 6 trucks with van bodies, from national accounts, dealer trades, off lease and repossessions.   The position manages a team of Retail Sales Representatives and a Service Manager and is responsible for hiring, assessing, motivating, and coaching the team to attain assigned sales objectives and complete any reconditioning in a timely and efficient manner. The General Manager has ability and experience with tracking and closing deals, advertising inventory, controlling inventory, creating sales specials, appraising vehicles, acquiring vehicles, reconditioning vehicles, and managing dealership costs. Additionally, this position provides marketplace pricing feedback to the Regional Sales Director assist in measuring, establishing, and changing retail pricing.  Manages and resolves complex customer concerns. Successfully navigates cross functional relationships. Serves as backup support for mechanical issues. 

 

Schedule: Monday through Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Responsibilities
  • Responsible for attaining monthly and annual unit sales, revenue, and gross profit goals.
  • Develops and updates sales near term (1 year) forecasts and participates in higher level strategic and tactical planning as needed.
  • Manages Retail Sales Representatives including but not limited to:
    • Assisting with building relationships, understanding customers and their respective needs, prioritizing top customers, and closing sales deals
    • Assessing and coaching sales team for better closure rates
  • Ensures opportunities are entered into CRM and customer visits are occurring regularly.
  • Monitors sales performance and conducts sales performance reviews.
  • Actively negotiates with customer in all aspects of a truck deal for large volume purchases.
  • Hires, performance manages, coaches, develops team, and builds successor pipeline.
  • Builds andmaintains positive, productive relationships with customers.
  • Manages and resolves complex customer concerns.
  • Creates and gives presentations on regular sales progress, metrics, market assessment data, and opportunities to improve sales performance.
  • Arranges transportation of used trucks to customer delivery locations.
  • Facilitates complete tactical understanding of local marketplace including knowledge of key customers, competitors, and vendors.
  • Regularly updates sales forecast.
  • Oversees Service Manager for reconditioning used truck assets by minimizing capital expenditures and operating expenses. This will be done by:
    • Understanding the life cycle of the used truck market, truck valuations and fleet customers to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality.
    • Establishes and maintains strong relationships with suppliers in order to prioritize inventory mix being repaired. Ensure repairs are completed as directed.
    • Approve purchase order for repair orders to be completed. Validate invoice(s) are appropriate and ready for payment.
    • Serves as backup support for mechanical issues.
    • Manages the used truck facility.
    • Manages minor repairs and works with vendors on more extensive repairs. Obtains estimates and timing and aligns approvals with senior leaders.
    • Ensures facility has a dealer and sales licenses and meets all fire and safety requirements.
Minimum Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of sales experience

OR

  • Master's degree and at least 4 years of sales experience

OR

  • At least 8 years of sales experience
Additional Requirements
  • Qualified candidates, excluding current employees, must be legally authorized on an unrestricted basis (US Citizen, Legal Permanent Resident, Refugee or Asylee) to be employed in the United States. We do not anticipate providing employment related work sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B status)
Desired Skills
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience leading, managing, coaching, and developing a team.
  • Minimum of 2 years of truck and/or heavy equipment sales experience.
  • Builds and sustains positive relationships with Retail Sales Representatives, Service Manager, and customers.
  • Assesses, motivates, coaches, mentors, and helps team reach and achieve sales goals and establish productive relationships with existing and prospective customers.
  • Assesses and evaluates market data and trends, develops a regional strategy, and use metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy.
  • Establishes and sustains productive relationships with suppliers and dealers International has relationships with.
  • Negotiates sales pricing that directly affects the bottom line of the business segments and will be used to determine pricing to our customers.
  • Excellent communications skills and demonstrated ability to interact with all levels of management and other functions, with various
Benefits and Compensation

This position offers competitive market-based compensation, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employee wellbeing. You can learn more about the benefits offered for this position by visiting https://careers.international.com/#benefits.The expected salary offered for this position will fall within the stated range, with the final offer based on the candidates' applicable skills, knowledge, and experience.

About Cerberus Capital Management

Cerberus Capital Management is a private equity firm that specializes in distressed investing. The firm was founded in 1992 by Steve Feinberg and William L. Richter. Cerberus has invested in a variety of industries, including automotive, healthcare, real estate, and retail. The firm is known for its aggressive approach to investing and has been involved in several high-profile deals, including the acquisition of Chrysler in 2007.
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